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[–] ZeBigDong@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

laughs in oldschool ereader

no wonder they didn't want to pursue that technology, imagine sharing books for free...they try to sell ebooks for the same as a paperback. lmfao' who wants some free ebook blogs?

[–] pimento@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago

Or you can just use Library Genesis, they have millions of books.

[–] bxyrk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right now I'm using an old rooted (and beat to hell) nook simple touch for reading a lot of theory. I'm hoping to upgrade to a Kobo one day once I can talk myself into spending the money.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm keeping an eye on this, might end up being a decent option once it matures a bit https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/

[–] bxyrk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've always been a fan of the things pine is doing, my biggest want in an e-reader is battery longevity. If I can get a week or more in of pretty consistent reading I'd be really happy. The pine note definitely has a faster processor, which makes me think it wouldn't last quite as long.

But of course the openness of it would be a huge huge plus regardless.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah for sure, I think battery life is really the key aspect of an ereader as well. From what I've seen the screen is what tends to eat up the battery the most, a faster CPU doesn't necessarily mean a lot of battery drain since it would generally just be idling anyways. And yeah, I'm a big fan of open hardware. Would be amazing if a viable ecosystem develops around that going forward.

[–] Hildegarde@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Hey comrade, I think your image broke. Maybe try posting again?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 years ago

oh thanks for the heads up, reuploaded

[–] TeethOrCoat@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 years ago

Something something 'done away with', something something 'nine-tenths'.

[–] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 years ago

I forget who linked to these details, but amazon makes stuff like this legally defensible by being ambiguous about ownership of a kindle book... IE when you buy a book, you're only buying the ability to read / access it, not the book itself.

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